Panel on ‘Racial Profiling in America’ planned here Tuesday
16 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The program is part of the CommUNITY Series at St. Thomas this semester.
Vaclav Havel Civil Society program to host lectures by noted social-entrepreneurism author
15 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
David Bornstein will speak at House of Hope Oct. 25 and at a School of Engineering lunch here Oct. 26. A program to introduce the subject of social entrepreneurism is planned Oct. 21.
President of Media and the Family national institute to speak at next ‘Faith and Work Breakfast’ Oct. 22
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The talks are co-sponsored by St. Olaf Catholic Church and the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at St. Thomas.
Loftus Mini-Grants available again this fall to students, staff and faculty
09 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
They are designed to improve access, especially in the area of health care, for underserved populations.
Flu cases on the rise here; chart offers advice if you feel ill
09 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Exactly when the H1N1 vaccine will arrive on campus is not yet known, but when it does, the Student Health Service will hold H1N1 flu-shot clinics.
Dr. Jan Viktora named director of St. Thomas’ Center for Senior Citizens’ Education
09 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Viktora, who is working on her third degree from St. Thomas, has been teaching here for the past 24 years.
School of Law again recognized by Princeton Review
07 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
This is the fifth year running that St. Thomas’ School of Law has earned high marks nationally in the “Best Quality of Life” category.
Physician and Congolese presidential candidate to discuss ‘Ethics and Rule of Law in African Leadership’ Oct. 15
07 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Dr. Oscar Kashala is president of the Union for the Rebuilding of the Congo and will speak at a University of St. Thomas International Leadership Forum.
St. Thomas community invited to luncheons with Opus Prize finalists
07 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend one of the three luncheons on Nov. 5 but reservations are required.
Interfaith group to host dialogue series on ‘Family Feuds: How We Deal With Difference’
05 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The five-session, Monday evening series starts Oct. 19 and is co-sponsored by St. Thomas’ Muslim-Christian Dialogue Center and Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning.
Public Radio’s Barbara Bradley Hagerty to speak here Tuesday
01 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The religion correspondent for National Public Radio is the first of four speakers planned here for Minnesota Public Radio’s 2009-2010 Broadcast Journalist Series.
Tickets now available for $1 million Opus Prize program
01 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
One of three finalists being honored for their humanitarian work will receive the $1 million award at a Nov. 4 program at Orchestra Hall.
Fourth week of semester sees additional but ‘relatively mild’ flu cases
01 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
This week’s update shows 28 new flu cases at St. Thomas since last week’s report. The H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive later this month.
Report shows largest freshman class ever, slight dips in overall enrollment and credit hours
01 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The university continues to diversify its student body, one of the goals of its Opening Doors capital campaign.
Third week of semester sees ‘little to no change’ in the number of flu cases here
24 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The number of new cases ranges from one to 13 per day, according to this week’s campus flu update.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Maheen Naz Butt
23 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Maheen, a native of Pakistan, earned her master’s in education at St. Thomas.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebration is Thursday
22 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Authentic Hispanic food and activities are featured at the free event from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Murray-Herrick.
John Merkle named director of Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning
22 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Merkle, a theology professor at St. John’s and St. Benedict, has been serving as the center’s interim director since the retirement of Rabbi Barry Cytron.
Interfaith Learning center to host talk by Terry Gips on ‘Religion and Sustainability’
22 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Gips is an internationally recognized ecologist and sustainability leader.
Kickoff event for St. Thomas’ 125th anniversary runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday on the upper quad
22 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Join the quasquicentennial party, see the commissioned oil painting and miniature ceramic of the Arches, enjoy some refreshments, and meet the author and some of those profiled in 125 Years: Interesting and Influential People.
ThreeSixty Journalism invites teens to apply to after-school program
17 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The deadline for submitting applications is Sept. 28.
Student Health Service starts weekly flu updates today
16 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The update includes news on how many cases we’ve had so far and a schedule for the seasonal-flu clinics that start here Friday.
Author and national political strategist Donna Brazile to speak here Monday
15 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Her free lecture is the first of 10 programs in the CommUNITY Series. Tickets are required, but are free.
Public Safety posts alert on robberies and assaults near Macalester
14 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Suspects are a group of five teenage boys who were on bicycles.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Dr. William Salesses, Professor Emeritus
10 Sep 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Dr. Salesses was a longtime faculty member and former dean of St. Thomas’ education programs.
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